Organizationally, what does not get measured is not prioritized or improved. Unlike student outcomes, the leadership environment that produces the results is rarely examined for its merit and impact. In this study, a quantitative survey gathered information to investigate the impacts of leadership capacity constructs on academic achievement.…

This article examines the distribution of leadership between vice-principals and principals in Singapore. Vice-principals are an important leadership source in schools because they contribute to various key functions in school, including staff development, student learning and management. This research is on vice-principals' contributions which…

Presidents have difficult roles regardless of systemic context and in times of crisis their work is especially complex. While the body of work on presidents generally is growing, understanding of their role in crisis is underdeveloped. In this study, we enhance research on presidential crisis leadership by applying the competing values framework…

Research on teachers' professional learning and development (PLD) has investigated the nature and design of such learning initiatives, itemising characteristics that promote high-quality PLD and outcomes for individual teachers. However, much learning for teachers happens as they work together to consider and discuss their ability to implement…

The education of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment is mandated by law and supported by empirical research. Yet systems of segregation persist and, in Arkansas, at rates higher than the national average. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to examine the practices of successful inclusion-focused…

Purpose: Building on the social cognitive theory, a mediation model was examined to understand the role of teacher self-efficacy as the underlying mechanism for the relationship between instructional leadership and teacher job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach: The study tests a mediation model between instructional leadership, teacher…

The aim of this paper is to identify the characteristics that leadership must have in order to make a Professional Learning Community sustainable. A review of the literature is carried out from a qualitative perspective allowing us to identify a set of emerging themes from the literature studied. Among the results, it is highlighted that in order…

Leadership is a topic of vast exploration, with different scholars coming up with various definitions, descriptions and characteristics of effective leadership. The main aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of senior educational leaders working in the Department of Education in Malta. The study was…

Instructional leaders help shape the trajectory for academic performance in a learning institution. Therefore, this study examined the impact of the onboarding experience of novice instructional leaders. This was addressed through a phenomenological study exploring two research questions: what are the lived experiences of school leaders regarding…

Purpose: The lateral feedback seeking literature has primarily examined lower-level employees' feedback seeking from peers. Thus, the authors still know very little about feedback seeking when the leader is the "seeker" and peers are the "targets" of such seeking. The purpose of this paper is to expand existing discussions on…

Despite the growing scholarly interest in the effects of principal leadership on student achievement, empirical evidence concerning how principal qualifications might be related to student learning outcomes has been limited. This study investigates the relationship between different principal qualifications (prior experience in teaching,…

Teacher retention is an institutional problem that adversely affects student achievement and is a factor in learning gaps. Teacher retention in the United States validates universal education industry stability. Sonmez Cakir and Adiguzel (2020) asserted that leadership effectiveness develops top-ranking commitment and employee encouragement during…

The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to investigate the perceptions of early career engineers regarding leadership competency development within the undergraduate engineering curricula. Participants were selected using purposeful, convenience, and snowball sampling. Study participants represented the early career engineering…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how teachers in schools with a highly effective school climate describe leadership styles and qualities of the schools' leadership. The primary research question guiding this study is: How do teachers in schools with a highly effective school climate describe leadership styles and…

This quantitative dissertation examined the leadership practices of educational leaders in South Georgia schools, with the purpose of identifying effective strategies that contribute to student success and a conducive school environment. Utilizing the Leadership Practices Inventory self-survey, the researcher meticulously examined the practices of…